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14 Jun

Most Anticipated Books for the Rest of 2016

Posted by angelreads Features, Top Ten Tuesday

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. All bloggers are then welcomed to join. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For The Second Half Of The Year

This year has been a hit and miss for me with new releases, some I adored and some I was quite disappointed in. I am hoping that the second half of 2016 will bring me many 5 start books. Here are 10 of my most anticipated books for the rest of year.

July (1)

P.S I Like You by Kasie West: I love Kasie West, I have yet to have a problem with any of the books that I have read by her and that one just sound so adorable. P.S I Like You is out July 26th.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany: Harry Potter, need I say more. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is out July 31st.

August

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover: Like Kasie West, I really enjoy reading Hoover’s books and I am quite excited for this one – seems like it’s going to break my heart. It Ends with Us is out August 2nd.

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Nevernight by Jay Kristoff: High Fantasy, Schools, Strong Female Protagonist – yes please. I am also going to the book launch here in Melbourne so pretty excited. Nevernight is out August 9th.

September

Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland: This one sounds so interesting and different, plus it’s by an Aussie author so that is always a plus. Our Chemical Hearts is out September 6th.

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Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake: I adored Anna Dresses in Blood, so when I heard that Blake was brining out another book I knew I needed it, and then I read the synopsis – I was in love. Three Sisters, One Crown; things are about to get crazy. Three Dark Crowns is out September 20th.

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor: This one sounds like it’s going to be epic and fantasical. Strange the Dreamer is out September 27th.

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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo: I really enjoyed Six of Crows when I read it a couple of months ago and I cannot wait to see what happens next. Crooked Kingdom is out September 27th.

October

Nemesis by Anna Banks: This one sound so interesting and pulling, I am all for the ‘forbidden’ love and when it’s set in a fantasy world it makes it that but better. Nemesis is out October 4th.

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November

Heartless by Marissa Meyer: I love Marissa’s writing, world building, characters, romances and I am so excited to see what she does with this tale. Heartless comes out November 8th.

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So that is what I am looking forward to for the rest of 2016, do we share anything that is the same? Are you looking forward to anything later this year? What are some of your favourite reads in 2016 so far? Let’s Chat!

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12 Jun

If you liked this book you will like this one #LoveOzYA Edition

Posted by angelreads Discussions, Features, OZYA, Recommendations 3 Comments

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A while ago I did a post where I gave suggests of books that people might want to read if they liked a certain movie or series. It was both fun to write and create as well as seeing people’s responses, that I wanted to do something similar. So, I bring you a If you like this book you will like this one – #LoveOZYA Edition

If you have been following my #LoveOZYA feature the last couple of months you know that I love OZ YA, so I decided why not suggest beautiful books by Australian authors. LoveOZYA do something similar to this so why not check it out.

The way this works is I have a book that has been written by a UK/US (or even from another country) author and I suggest a book by an Australian author that is similar.

If you liked The Selection Series by Kiera Cass then you might like Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier. Dresses, deception, and more.

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If you liked All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven then you might like The Projected by Claire Zorn. Both of these novels deal with grief, mental illness and more.

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If you liked The Siren by Kiera Cass you might like Sea Hearts (The Brides of Rollrock Island) by Margo Lanagan. Both deal with sea creatures that are quite different.

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If you liked The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare you might like Akarnae by Lynette Nori . Both of these deal with a protagonist taken from one world to another.

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If you liked The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson (review) then you might like The Yearbook Committee by Sarah Ayoub (review). Both these deal with friendships and how to deal with family.

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I hope you enjoy this and that you read some of these Australian young adult books. I really had fun doing this and I hope to do more soon.

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10 Jun

#LoveOzYA Interview: Christopher Currie

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OZYA Author Interview- Christopher Currie

I love Aussie YA. I love reading books from authors that live in the same country as me, that know things that people out of Australia might be so confused about. I love how sometimes they can incorporate this into their book and it is fabulous.

So in saying that, I have decided to start a new feature on Angel Reads spotlighting Australian YA Authors. Each Friday for the next couple of months, I am going to interview an OZYA Author. I thought it would be a fun way to share my love for Australian Young Adult authors with not only fellow Aussies, but everyone around the world. I want more Australian YA books to be read, because they are amazing.

First week I interview Sarah Ayoub, then Fleur Ferris, followed by Will Kostakis, then Shivaun Plozza, and Gabrielle Tozer, followed by Jay Kristoff and Kylie Fornasier. A.J Betts was next and then last week we had Megan Jacobson.

This week we have Christopher Currie author of young adult novel Clancy of the Undertow (2014, Text Publishing).

Hi Christopher, and welcome to Angel Reads. First can you introduce yourself to everyone? Tell us a little bit about yourself.

Hello, my name is Chris. I’m a 34 year-old writer from Brisbane. I grew up in a small country town called Warwick. I work at the wonderful Avid Reader Bookshop as its social media manager (and sell books to people as well!).

What has your writing journey been like? Where did you start? Why?

I’ve always enjoyed writing, but never gave it serious thought as a vocation until I left school. I completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Creative Writing at Queensland Institute of Technology (QUT) and have been plugging away ever since. My parents are both big readers, and they instilled in me the same love. In fact, I was just in a suburban library today to do some work, and remembered again how wonderful they are!

I don’t have much occasion to go to libraries these days (as I’m surrounded by books at work anyway!) but when I was little I feel like I checked out nearly every book from the Warwick Council Library. I was very lucky that my parents didn’t really tell me what I could and couldn’t read. This was so important in teaching me the pleasure of the written word in all its forms, I think.

Fun Fact About Chistopher Currie

What was the process of getting your first book published?

A long one! I submitted what would eventually become my first novel, The Ottoman Motel (an adult literary mystery story), to Text Publishing through an informal callout they sent out in 2009 (side note: be nice to everyone in the industry; this came about because I heard about it from a friend of a friend). The book went through three major rewrites and some rigorous editing before it was published in 2011. This process was a real eye-opener for me. It was painful, yes, but getting to work with a professional editor was an insanely useful experience.

Was it different when getting your subsequent books published?

Text Publishing are wonderful, because they really believe in developing a relationship with an author, one that (thankfully for me) doesn’t simply rely on a certain number of book sales to continue. Despite promising at least three other adult fiction manuscripts to my editor, I ended up writing the first draft of a YA novel, Clancy of the Undertow.

My editor, to her credit, took the project on (thankfully Text have a burgeoning YA arm of their business) and it went from there. I had to basically double the word count from the original version, but the whole process was much quicker the second time around!

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You are an OZYA author, what are some of your favourite Aussie YA books?

I adored booked by Victor Kelleher when I was growing up, which perhaps betrays my age somewhat, and then when I got a little writers such as Sonya Hartnett (her novel Of a Boy was a huge inspiration to me when writing my first book). As I mentioned, I tended to read quite widely so I’m not sure all of what I read was “age appropriate”.

I’ve tried to read more contemporary Oz YA since my book has come out (Avid Reader recently moved its kids and YA books into a new shop so I am far less aware of that side of publishing now!) and I’ve been really pleased that so much of it is so good! I loved Fleur Ferris’ Risk and Trinity Doyle’s Pieces of Sky and am just about to start Dave Burton’s How to be Happy.

Thank you Christopher for joining me today. You can find Christopher at @furioushorses on twitter, his website and don’t forget to add his books to your goodreads.

Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie

Pages: 282
Publish date: November 16th 2015
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1925240401
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU – Dymocks

In a dead-end town like Barwen a girl has only got to be a little different to feel like a freak. And Clancy, a typical sixteen-year-old misfit with a moderately dysfunctional family, a genuine interest in Nature Club and a major crush on the local hot girl, is packing a capital F.

As the summer begins, Clancy’s dad is involved in a road smash that kills two local teenagers. While the family is dealing with the reaction of a hostile town, Clancy meets someone who could possibly—at last—become a friend. Not only that, the unattainable Sasha starts to show what may be a romantic interest.

In short, this is the summer when Clancy has to figure out who the hell she is.

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Thank you Chistopher for joining me at Angel Reads. That is it for this week’s #LoveOZYA Interview. What did you think of Christopher and his books? Let’s Chat!

Come back next week for some more Aussie fun. If you want to know more about the #LoveOZYA movement check out the website for all the details. Also if you have any Australian YA authors that you would like to see me interview, just let me know and I can see what I can do.